The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. See the lists of lesbian, trans, bisexual, non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and intersex characters for information about fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community. Also see the corresponding lists of lesbian and bisexual anime characters.
For the purpose of this article, anime are considered any animations created in Japan and does not include any anime-influenced animation in the United States, Europe, parts of Asia, and elsewhere in the world.
Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters. This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as gay or have been identified by outside parties to be gay, becoming part of gay media.
Megumi Ogata voiced Yukito Tsukishiro / Yue, a gay character in Cardcaptor Sakura
